Gołuchowska, Natalia
Tomaszewska, Agata
Ząber, Aldona
Będzichowska, Agata
Knapik, Agata
Kudiuk, Aleksandra
Rustecka, Agnieszka
Kalicki, Bolesław
Article History
Received: 17 March 2026
Accepted: 5 June 2026
First Online: 15 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Due to the retrospective, questionnaire-based design of the study, the Bioethics Committee of the Military Institute of Medicine – National Research Institute exempted it from further ethical review (registration no. KB/61/25). Our study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent for publication: Informed consent was obtained from all legal guardians of all study participants prior to their enrollment in the research. They were thoroughly informed about the study objectives, procedures, potential risks, and benefits, and they were given the opportunity to ask questions before providing their consent. Due to the retrospective, questionnaire-based design of the study, the Bioethics Committee of the Military Institute of Medicine – National Research Institute exempted it from further ethical review (registration no. KB/61/25).
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.